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Enema equipment for introducing a large amount of fluid into the colon via the rectum. Rectal administration (colloquially known as boofing or plugging ) uses the rectum as a route of administration for medication and other fluids, which are absorbed by the rectum's blood vessels , [ Note 1 ] and flow into the body's circulatory system , which ...
An enema's efficacy depends on several factors including the volume injected and the temperature and the contents of the infusion. [9] In order for the enema to be effective the patient should retain the solution for five to ten minutes, as tolerated. [5] [14] or, as some nursing textbooks recommend, for five to fifteen minutes or as long as ...
Strictly enteral administration (directly into the intestines) can be used for systemic administration, as well as local (sometimes termed topical), such as in a contrast enema, whereby contrast media are infused into the intestines for imaging. However, for the purposes of classification based on location of effects, the term enteral is ...
A suppository is a dosage form used to deliver medications by insertion into a body orifice (any opening in the body), where it dissolves or melts to exert local or systemic effects.
Colonic irrigation, also known as colon hydrotherapy, colonic hydrotherapy, or a "colonic", is a treatment which is used "to wash out the contents of the large bowel by means of copious enemas using water or other medication." [19] During a cleansing enema, liquid is introduced into the colon and retained for five to fifteen minutes. [20]
A nutrient enema, also known as feeding per rectum, rectal alimentation, or rectal feeding, is an enema administered to provide nutrition in cases where normal eating is not possible. In modern medicine, nutrient enemas have been superseded by tube feeding and parenteral nutrition (intravenous feeding).
A funeral with no body. A vigil is being held on Nov. 16 at the Westside Regional Park and Campground in Bodega Bay at 6 p.m. The ceremony will honor Prasong, his lifelong friend Matthew Ong, 42 ...
fleet enema redirects here but it is never mentioned anywhere in the article. can we get the word fleet to appear somewhere in this article? Tkjazzer 04:31, 9 October 2008 (UTC) or even a product history of the Fleet enema?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.211.132.28 02:15, 14 March 2009 (UTC) I noticed that, too.